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First things first, i’ve been looking forward to writing this lil’ number up for a few weeks now. Most techno fanatics will avidly remember Voorn’s Summer dance never sounded so sincere. click here for sample |
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Amongst a wealth of offerings from the latest crop of Tech-House lies this little gem of a record. Of recent months, the Latin influence has been steadily infiltrating every level of House and Techno. Where once the emphasis was placed on how few bleeps and clicks a producer could incorporate into his or her musical meanderings, it seems today that the funk of yesteryear has made a welcome return and manifested itself in this new (and ridiculously popular) guise. It’s certainly a guise that draws influence from the very fundamentals of early House music, which might go some way to explain its appeal, as well as the recent explosion of like-minded records.
This latest offering from Darius and Nyra is a fine example of the trend. In its original form, it’s a tightly produced samba-inclined shuffler, which will find favour with House DJs of any ilk. Rolling bassline? Check. Trumpet stabs? Check. Accessible vox? Yep... count it. However, in what appears to be an emerging theme with this blog, you’ve got to flip to the B-Side for the Nick Curly mix if you’re after some standout material. Whilst not inherently ground-breaking as such (nor massively original for that matter), it does push all the right buttons. It’s no secret that Nick has been on a roll of late, and with ‘Luis Conte’ he takes all the elements of the original and crafts them into a steadily-building tribal goliath. Its infectious groove has won over heavy hitters like Paolo Mojo (who included it on his latest podcast), and it’s not hard to see why. By the time the track drops a third time, if there isn’t a sea of hands in the air, you’re obviously at the wrong club. click here for sample |
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If I havn’t already convinced you of the calibre of material on offer on the Green imprint, maybe this might go some way to pricking up your ear. Ripperton is a man who i’ve been an avid follower of for many years. I was first made aware of his talents after his collaboration with Mirko Loco (under their Lazy Fat People alias) was dropped on Border Community. The following year he released ‘A Skilift Upstairs The Sleeping City’ on Marc Romboy’s Systematic label, and I knew for certain that this was a man who genuinely had something special to share with the world. His delicately pieced-together House music is at once intelligent and captivating, and it’s no surprise that he’s won so many fans in such a relatively short space of time. You’ll never see a Ripperton release on anything but the most respected of record labels (Wagon Repair/Dessous/Perc etc...), and along with that you’ll never hear a release from Raphael that compromises quality in favour of a Beatport chart position. The album that this record is taken from, ‘Niwa’, is a seminal forage into the mind of one of the most skilful producers on the electronic music circuit today, and this choice is just one of my highlights. Get busy guys. click here for sample |
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